The Formula 1 starts with him Australian Grand Prix 2025one of the most anticipated citations of the calendar, where the cars show their true potential after the preseason. With many unknowns still to solve and a championship that promises to be more tight than ever, The teams arrive in Melbourne with the intention of marking territory from the beginning.
The race will be played in the iconic circuit of Albert Parka semi -urban route that mixes quick curves with technical areas and that does not forgive mistakes. This year, the attention is put in The six debutantsin the changes of key pilot teams and in the new dynamic among the leading teams.
Carlos Sainz debuts with Williamswhile Lewis Hamilton faces his first race with Ferrariin search of its eighth world title. Fernando Alonsomeanwhile, continues to trust Aston Martin’s project, which seeks to consolidate as a solid grill contender.
First conclusions of training: Ferrari leaders, McLaren threat and Williams surprises
The First free training They have already given some clues of what we can expect this weekend. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) marked the best timemaking it clear that the SF-25 has taken a step forward regarding the doubts of the preseason. However, McLarenwith Oscar Piastri and Lando Norrisit remains a tenth of the Monegasco pilot, which suggests a fight for pole and for Sunday’s victory.
One of the most striking aspects has been Carlos Sainz’s Williams performancewhich surprised in the Free 1 with the second best timejust behind Norris. However, in the second session he failed to improve with the soft tire and ended 11th, with the same chrono as his partner Albon.
This generates uncertainty about If the British team can really fight in the middle-high zone or if its performance was a passing illusion. On the other hand, Aston Martin continues to leave doubtswith Alonso in the 13th positionwhile your partner Stroll was ninth.
As for the world champions, Lewis Hamilton had problems with Ferrari’s subviring And it ended half a second from Leclercshowing that he still has a job to do to extract the maximum performance of the red car. Max Verstappenfor his part, he was not comfortable either, ending Six tenths of the head and evidencing that Red Bull is not as dominant as in previous years.
Among the debutants, Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) was the most prominentending sixth In the time table. Instead, Oliver Bearman (Haas) had an accident in Los Libres 1which prevented him from filming in the second session, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) and Liam Lawson (Red Bull) stayed away from their teammatesshowing the difficulty of adapting to the queen category.
Schedule and where to watch online TV the GP Australia F1 2025: free training and classification
He Australian Grand Prix It is played at a very peculiar schedule for European and Latin American viewers, due to the time difference with Melbourne.
The race will take place on Sunday, March 16 at 05:00 in Spainwhile in Latin America it will be seen on the night of Saturday, March 15. In Argentina, the action will begin at 01:00, while in Mexico it will do it at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday.
For the Fans in Spainthe event can be followed exclusively through Dazn F1which will transmit free training sessions, Saturday classification and Sunday race. In other countries, coverage will vary according to the region:
- Colombia and Peru: Available in Star Action and ESPN.
- Mexico: It can be seen through Fox Sports Mexico.
- Chili: Transmission in Star Action and Fox Sports Chile.
- Argentina: Available in Star Action, ESPN and Fox Argentina.
- USA: broadcast by ESPN.
- In addition, in all these countries (except in Spain), F1TV PRO It will offer the option to follow the World Cup in streaming.
Fans can continue in THE REASON The coverage minute by minute, with detailed information about each session, analysis of experts and statements of the protagonists after each competition day.
A start of the season in the promising F1
The F1 2025 starts with great expectations and with the possibility that McLaren and Ferrari can break the hegemony of Red Bull. The first training have shown that the grill is more balanced, which predicts a championship full of emotion.
Carlos Sainz and Williams generate illusion, while Aston Martin needs to improve so that Alonso can fight for podiums. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton will have to adjust their cars if they want to be in the fight from the first race.
He Australia GP It will be the first great thermometer of the season and It will give us clear clues about who are the true contenders to the title. Will we see an open battle between several shields or Red Bull will continue to be the rival to beat? On Sunday, in Albert Park, we will know the first great response of the year.